Ballads Within a Dream

Musicians: Clare Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano; Hille Perl, viola da gamba; Veronika Skuplik, violin; and Andreas Arend, lute

Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Thomas Simpson (1582-c. 1628), John Eccles (c. 1668-1735), Gottfried Finger (1655-1730), and others

Four musicians and friends from across Europe-among the most acclaimed performers of Baroque music today-create a remarkable dreamlike world as they weave together music by Eccles, Purcell, Simpson, and Finger. Through their artistry and musical dialogue, they draw the audience into a landscape of imagination, inviting listeners to linger for a moment in the beauty of fantasy.

Program

FIRST PART

John Blow (1649-1708) - A Lovesong from Amphion Anglicus (London, 1700)

Traditional theme - Passamezzo Antico - Su Saltarello

Improvisation on the traditional theme

Traditional melody with text by William Shakespeare - Out of this wood from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 1

Henry Eccles (c. 1680-1740) - Sonata in G minor for Violin and Basso Continuo from Premier livre de sonates à violon seul et la basse (Paris, 1720)

Largo - Corrente - Adagio - Presto

Traditional melody and text arranged by Jean Richafort (c. 1480-1550) - L'amour de moy with a counterpoint for theorbo

Traditional theme - Passamezzo Moderno - Su Saltarello

Improvisation on the traditional theme

Robert Johnson (c. 1583-1633), attributed, with text by Ben Jonson (1572-1637) - Have you seen the white lily grow

Traditional melody with text by William Shakespeare - Come, wait